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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

4,516 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.23/cwt -4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 763 lb · 1,983 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $129.93/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 900 lb · 880 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $130.50/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 866 lb · 532 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,516

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 214 134.50 $134.50 $942
762 762 67 135.00 $135.00 $1,029 +1.25
800–842 825 379 126.00–132.00 $129.31 $1,067 -5.59
825 825 51 134.92 $134.92 $1,113 +0.02
850 850 125 129.65 $129.65 $1,102 +1.30
850–875 871 407 130.00–135.00 $130.76 $1,139 -2.29
900 900 820 130.00 $130.00 $1,170 +6.00
900 900 60 128.90 $128.90 $1,160 +4.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 60 125.00 $125.00 $1,062 -2.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–710 702 350 123.30–130.48 $124.74 $876
750 750 65 127.03 $127.03 $953 -1.17
750 750 130 128.70 $128.70 $965 +0.50
750–796 753 848 122.50–130.00 $129.44 $975 +1.24
775 775 940 127.15 $127.15 $985 +3.15

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.